Cher River

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The Cher River is a major tributary of the Loire in central France, known for flowing past historic châteaux such as Chenonceau and through the Touraine region.

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Label Occurrences
Cher River canonical 13

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
tributary
basinCountry France
confluenceLocation Villandry
country France
drainageBasin Loire basin
linked to: Loire
flowsDirection generally northwest
flowsPast Château de Chenonceau
flowsThrough Allier department
Bléré
Cher department
Creuse department
Indre-et-Loire department
Montluçon
Montrichard
Puy-de-Dôme department
Romorantin-Lanthenay
Saint-Amand-Montrond
Touraine
Tours metropolitan area
linked to: Tours

Vierzon
hasBridge Chenonceau bridge
hasFloodRisk yes
hasValley Valley of the Cher
length 367 km
approximately 228 miles
locatedIn central France
majorTributaryStatus major tributary of the Loire in central France
mouth Loire River
linked to: Loire
notableFor passing historic châteaux
role in Touraine wine region
passesThrough Limagne plain vicinity
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Centre-Val de Loire
rightTributaryOf Loire River
linked to: Loire
sourceCountry France
sourceLocation Massif Central
near Mérinchal
tributaryOf Loire River
linked to: Loire
usedFor inland navigation (limited)
irrigation
recreation
watercourseType navigable in parts

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Touraine traversedBy Cher River
Cher namedAfter Cher River
Cher traversedBy Cher River
Cher hasRiver Cher River
Montluçon river Cher River
Montluçon locatedOn Cher River
Berry notableRiver Cher River
Saint-Amand-Montrond locatedOn Cher River
Loir-et-Cher namedAfter Cher River
Cher (department) namedAfter Cher River
subject linked to: Cher department
Cher (department) hasRiver Cher River
subject linked to: Cher department
Duchy of Berry river Cher River